chester coggins



`0. C. COGGINS.

Carriage-Top.

No. 224,879.. Patented Feb.r24, 1880.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

O. CHESTER COGGINS, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO O. B. NORTH 8v CO., OF SAME PLACE.

CARRIAGE-TOP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,879, dated February 24, 1880.

i Application led January 7, 1880.

To all whom it mag/concern: y

Be it known that I, O. CHESTER Contains, of New Haven, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Folding Carriage-Tops and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connect-ion with the accompanying draw ings and the letters of reference y marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact descrip- IO tion of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in- Figurel, side view; Fig. 2, rear View.

This invention relates to animprovementin that class of carriage-tops which are arranged to be turned back and folded or collapsed, the object being, principally, to dispense with the usual seat or rear brace and permit the top to beset at any desired point between its upright and extreme turned-back positions; and the invention consists in the construction as hereinafter described, and particularly recited iu the claim.

`A is the seat iron or support attached to the seat, and to which the Slat-iron B is pivoted in the usual manner; C C, the bows, hinged to the Slat-iron in the usual manner. From the seat-iron A a brace, D, extends to, the rear, and to it is hinged the brace E, as at c. This brace extends upward, and is provided with a slot, E, at its upper end, into which sets a stud, G, attached to the rear 4o by simply setting thescrew or nut H firmly bow. On thisstud is a set screw or nut, H, whichwill bind the brace and bow rmly together, and so as tosupport the said bow rigidly inthe position where the brace may be so secured to it. The slot in the brace per mits the top to be turned back to its extreme position, as indicated in broken lines, Fig. l. At any intermediate point the top may be set down upon the brace.

.brace between the rear and forward bows is retained.

The brace D is provided with an arm, L, ou which the rear bow will rest when thrown back, as seen in broken lines, Fig. 1. This arrangement of the brace E, which is within the carriage, enables the occupant to adjust the top and rigidly secure it in any desirable position. Its connection with the seat-iron serves to brace and strengthen the joint at the slat-iron, and the rest L supports the bows upon the inside and prevents the wear of the top, which is unavoidable iu the use of the common outside rear brace.

I do not broadly claim a device to hold a carriage-top at different positions or a rest for the support of the top when thrown back, as such, I am aware, is not new but l. The combination of the support A for the Slat-iron and brace D therefrom with hinged slotted brace E and connection through the slot in the brace with the bow of the top, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the support A for the slat-iron and brace D therefrom with hinged slotted brace E and connect-ion through the slot in the brace with the bow of the top and rest L forthe top, substantially as described.

O. CHESTER GOGGINS. Witnesses:

L. H. PEINDLE, OHAs. HERsEY. 

